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Summary Ingles; gerunds & infinitives
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Summary table of gerunds and participles in English.
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GERUNDS AND INFINITIVESGERUND INFINITIVE GERUND OR INFINITIVES
V + ING V + TO
After some verbs: After some verbs: Some verbs can be followed
love agree by both forms without
enjoy appear changing the meaning:
like choose begin
hate decide forbid
consider hope intend
continue learn propose
deny plan start
finish promise
miss refuse E.g. They started to answer
prefer seem the letters
recommend want or
suggest wish They started answering the
letters
E.g. Jane suggested meeting E.g. We chose to go to Ireland
at 10.00 instead of England.
After all prepositions: As the indirect object of Some verbs are followed by
some verbs: gerund when the meaning is
E.g. I am good at playing advise GENERAL or SPECIFIC:
sports. help love
invite like
persuade hate
teach prefer
tell
warn E.g. I love dancing (general)
I love to dance with you
E.g. He invited me to go to (specific)
the party.
After some verb forms: As the indirect object of Some verbs are followed by
don’t mind some verbs gerund when the meaning is
feel like WITHOUT TO: related to a memory of the past:
be used to
get used to hear e.g. I’ll never forget meeting
can’t help feel Angelina Jolie.
can’t stand see e.g. I remember giving them
it’s no use make their tickets.
look forward to let e.g. He regrets leaving school
at 16.
E.g. I feel like going to the E.g. The teacher let us go
park today. home early.
Some verbs are followed by
As the subject of the As the purpose of the INFINITIVE when the meaning is
sentence as a general fact. sentence when it refers to a related to something that needs
concrete fact. to be done:
E.g. Swimming is good for
your health. E.g. I’m studying hard to pass e.g. He always forgets to
the exam. bring the keys.
e.g. Remember to close the
door before you go.
e.g. I regret to tell you that
you have failed the exam.
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